tomatine
Also known as alpha-tomatine, lycopersicin, A''-Tomatidine, (3beta,5alpha,22beta,25S)-spirosolan-3-yl O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->2)-O-(beta-D-xylopyranosyl)-(1->3)-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->4)-beta-D-galactopyranoside, Tomatin
Tomatine (sometimes called tomatin or lycopersicin) is a glycoalkaloid, found in the stems and leaves of tomato plants, and in the fruits at much lower concentrations. Chemically pure tomatine is a white crystalline solid at standard temperature and pressure.
Research
430 papers- Alpha-tomatine and the two sides of the same coin: An anti-nutritional glycoalkaloid with potential in human health.Food chemistry · 2022
- Tomatine as a versatile adjuvant boosts mRNA vaccine responses.Materials today. Bio · 2025
- Current Advances in the Biosynthesis, Metabolism, and Transcriptional Regulation of α-Tomatine in Tomato.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
- The steroidal alkaloids α-tomatine and tomatidine: Panorama of their mode of action and pharmacological properties.Steroids · 2021
- α-Tomatine gradient across artificial roots recreates the recruitment of tomato root-associated Sphingobium.Plant direct · 2023
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Structure and biosynthesis
- Mechanism of action
- Membrane disruption
- Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase
- Metabolism
- Uses
- Toxicity
- See also
- References
- External links
Tomatine (sometimes called tomatin or lycopersicin) is a glycoalkaloid, found in the stems and leaves of tomato plants, and in the fruits at much lower concentrations. Chemically pure tomatine is a white crystalline solid at standard temperature and pressure.
Tomatine is sometimes confused with the glycoalkaloid solanine.